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Erythrina excelsa
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Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm;
Aug 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm;
Nov 2014
Photo: Mike Bingham
Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm
Jul 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm
Jul 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lumangwe Falls
Oct 1997
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mulunguti-wamusyitu (Bemba) |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A deciduous tree up to 30 m. tall, flowering while leafless. Bark smooth with longitudinal striations, lenticels and spine-tipped transverse ridges. Leaflets thin-leathery, smooth; petiole and main veins of leaflets sometimes armed with prickles. |
| Type location: |
Cameroon |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Riverine forest (mushitu) |
| Altitude range: | 1100 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | E Africa, Ivory Coast, Cameroon , D. R. Congo and Zambia |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 21 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C. (1974). Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina Lloydia 37 Page 416. (Includes a picture). Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa. A checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Page 410. Mackinder, B. (1973). Erythrina excelsa Kirkia 14 Page 119. Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Verdcourt, B. (1971). Leguminosae, Papilionoideae. Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 559. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 152. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Erythrina excelsaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Erythrina excelsa
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